Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request

Breakdown of information regarding "A record of the Principle Offence Category recorded against each defendant aged between 18 and 24, convicted during 2018"

Request

I am writing on behalf of Revolving Doors Agency to make an open government request for all the information to which we are entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I am writing in reference to a previous FOI made in July 2019 about the conviction rate for 18-24 year-olds. In the response I was told CPS are not obliged to comply with the request due to the level of work involved.

However, in the response CPS says "A record of the Principle Offence Category recorded against each defendant aged between 18 and 24, convicted during 2018, is held by the CPS". I would like to request a breakdown of this information.

Response

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds data relating to Principle Offence Categories. The most serious offence that a defendant is charged with, at the point of finalisation, determines the Principle Offence Category recorded. A record of the Principle Offence Category recorded against each defendant aged between 18 and 24, convicted during 2018 can be located in the table attached. Please note that the data should be read in conjunction with the caveats appended to it.

Information Management Unit 020 3357 0788 IMU@cps.gov.uk